Psak
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Psak is a noun meaning A decisive rabbinic ruling on halachic law.
Meaning
A decisive rabbinic ruling on halachic law.
Example Sentences
Words like "reasonable to say" and "arguably" betoken a "gut feeling" rather than a clear psak.
By the end of the meal one of them remembered a psak that said that women eating together should make a mezumen. They debated it while I looked in the Shulchan Aruch for anything that says so or otherwise.
Word Forms
- p'sak
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